The Security Council this afternoon recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Kiribati be admitted to membership of the United Nations. That admission would bring to 186 the Organization's total membership.
High rates of teenage pregnancy, the absence of sexual and reproductive health information, punitive abortion laws, poverty, ageing, stereotypes, and the role of the Church were among the many concerns raised during the twenty- first session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
GENEVA, 24 June (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission concluded its thirty-second session today under the Presidency of Ambassador Hans Heinemann of the Netherlands.
VIENNA, 25 June (UN Information Service) -- The Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation has been chosen to receive the 1999 Serge Sotiroff Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to international drug control efforts. The Award consists of a $1,000 prize and a citation.
The Security Council this afternoon recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Nauru be admitted to membership in the United Nations.
